DOWNLOAD: Declan O'Rourke Valentine's tune

DOWNLOAD: New Declan O'Rourke single

Declan O'Rourke continues his monthly run of free single releases with 'There's Always Joanne', which from the title sounds like a paen to booty call-dom but is actually a rather gorgeous Tom Waits-ean love/lust song that borrows its piano-line from The Stranglers' 'Golden Brown'.

Declan O'Rourke for the Olympia

Declan O'Rourke adds second Whelan's date

Rourke this way

Not very long ago, Declan O’Rourke looked set for the big time. His fanbase included Paul Weller and he’d just signed to a major label. Global success IMMINENT – but things didn’t QUITE work out that way. Now signed to his own label, he talks about his period in the wilderness and explains why his latest album represents a whole new BEGINNING.

Big Bad Beautiful World

Big Bad Beautiful World

Beating off strong competition from the Electric Penguins and The Flaws, Single Of The Fortnight goes to O’Rourke’s haunting ‘Big Bad Beautiful World’. O’Rourke’s effortlessly deep voice is captivating, and if this track is any measure of his forthcoming album, then we are in for a treat come August.

Declan O'Rourke reveals new album details

Declan O’Rourke has confirmed the September release of his second album, Big Bad Beautiful World, which was recorded in the same Westmeath studio used recently by Bloc Party, Editors and Michael Jackson, Grouse Lodge.

O'Rourke Signs To V2

Your World

O'Rourke's third single from the platinum-selling Since Kyabram is exactly the record a guy would put on after the woman he’s besotted with agrees to marry him. It’s a joy barely restrained, and warms the heart of anyone lucky enough to witness it. Had anyone else played this song, it wouldn’t have the same effect – there’s something about the acoustic simplicity next to Declan’s deep, masculine vocals that makes it shine. Genius.

Declan O'Rourke shifts up a gear

At Home With... Declan O’Rourke

Despite sharing a home with fellow troubador Paddy Casey, singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke isn’t one for late-night acoustic sessions. You’re far more likely to find him kicking back with a Coen brothers box-set and musing on the early exploration of Antarctica.